BUR #19953 has been approved by @nonamethanks.
create alias recoilless_rifle -> rocket_launcher
See previous forum #228940
Astolfo said:
I think this wouldn't be a good change even if "technically correct" because in practice it's held aimed and fired like a single use "rocket launcher" and in the heads of most people it's a rocket launcher. Most video games also list it under launchers, etc.
The "problem" if there is one is more so with the name of the tag being rocket_launcher rather than just launcher.
Veraducks said:
I've noticed a trend these past few months of arms and armor folk trying to enforce technicality in tagging. These BURs fail for the same reason:
They're non-visual technicalities.
Based on the reconsideration from topic #22773.
One of the problem is that the AT4 already implies rocket launcher while technically in real life, recoilless rifles do have riflings in their barrels, while "actual" rocket launchers are not.
But for tagging purpose, rocket launcher is a more intuitive catch-all term for tube-shaped man-portable, shoulder-fired weapon that fires anti-vehicle explosive warhead. Both class of weapons do have identical range of caliber.
Interestingly enough, a website known as a good source for weaponry database stated that the AT4 as a rocket launcher, instead on how Wikipedia strctly calls it recoilless rifle.
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